1961 Movies

Decollages Recolles is a mystery as it is unfinished, with no indication of the track Hirsh intended. We had two reels, each with a head title, but no...

Short film made by AMG. Features muscular men in a prison setting.

Celebratory film from Ford commemorating Detroit's 250th anniversary. Reenacts scenes from the city's history and presents a tour of its streets, park...

Animated drawings and photographs.

Uses animation and live action photography to investigate the check collection procedures of the American banking system. Examines in sequential order...

Two soldiers, Tică and Grigore, return from the front on a two-day leave to their home village. The action begins in the spring of 1945. Grigore is u...

Carpet manufacturing in Glasgow.

Made by exiled Spanish filmmaker Rosina Prado in 1961, during her studies at the VGIK (All-Russian State University of Cinematography, Soviet Union).

A Shell Film Unit short observing Hong Kong’s “boat people”—families living and working on the harbor—framed as a day-to-day study of a floating commu...

Part of BFI collection "They Stand Ready."

Humerous film about work safety.

Tassel-spinning showgirl Tina stars in this rare 60s British burlesque stage show reel.

Director: Raja Paranjpe.

Soundtrack: Manuel de Falla's HOMENAJE, POUR LE TOMBEAU DE DEBUSSY and Silvestre Revueltas's PIANOS, from THE NIGHT OF THE MAYAS.

A look into the ceaseless battle between land and sea.

Following in the footsteps of pioneers like Émile Cohl, the brilliant inventor and self-taught artist Louis Van Maelder created a body of work of unpa...

Youngsters dancing to the music of "The Gay Birds" at Barrowlands Ballroom in Glasgow. Shots of the stage show, volunteers from the audience joining i...